SCULTPURE OF GEORGES CONFISCATED

On 4th April 2007, 2 pm GMT, the life-sized sculpture of the lost dog Georges was confiscated by two blonde women of apparent Central European descent from the exhibition 007 Strictly Berlin - Targets of Opportunity at the GdK - Galerie der Künste in Berlin. Although the women explained that the artwork had been summoned for investigation by federal authorities, GdK's representatives were not taking the blondes at their word.

Suspicions aroused, gallery officials contacted the exhibition's curatorial duo dafü®, who had kindly provided a platform to help with the search for Georges. Despite the objections raised by the gallery in the ensuing phone conference, dafü® eventually had to consent to the removal of the prized pooch's likeness.

As is standard practice, the federal criminal police - the BKA, Germany's equivalent of the FBI - would neither confirm nor deny an investigation. Unnamed BKA sources have, however, suggested to the media that they are on the hunt for a dark-complexioned man of below medium height who supposedly captured the incident on film.